China warns lake may burst banks at any time
May 17, 2008
Articles
China will not give up hope, says President
ABC Online - May 17, 2008
Five days after the earthquake in China, which devastated large swathes of Sichuan province, President Hu Jintao says rescuers and emergency teams will not give up hope of finding more survivors alive.
The official death toll is put at more than 22,000, but is expected to exceed 50,000 and efforts are now squarely focused on getting help to those who survived the earthquake.
China braces for possible lake bursts
elEconomista.es - May 17, 2008
By Chris Buckley DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - A Chinese lake damaged by anearthquake may be about to burst its banks, state media said onSaturday, as President Hu Jintao headed for the epicentre withthe death toll expected to rise to 50,000.
Forty-six seriously injured people needed to be evacuatedimmediately in Beichuan, also at the epicentre of Monday's 7.9magnitude quake, where the water level of a lake was risingrapidly and may burst, Xinhua news agency said.
n area about the size ofSpain.
China warns lake may burst banks at any time
Reuters - May 17, 2008
BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Forty-six seriously injured people needed to be evacuated immediately in Beichuan, at the epicentre of the Sichuan quake, where the water level of a lake is rising rapidly and may burst at any time, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting warnings from soldiers at the site.
China has put the known death toll from Monday's quake at over 22,000 but has said it expects it to exceed 50,000. About 4.8 million people have lost their homes and the days are numbered in which survivors can be found.
celandic museum offers long and short of male organ | Video
Videos
China quake - Amateur Video of scene outside Chengdu
China's state news agency says nearly 15,000 people have died in the earthquake that hit the country's south-western Sichuan province two days ago. Over a thousand
Massive 7.8 Earthquake Hits China! May '08
The most powerful earthquake in 30 years devastated the southwest of the country.
Rescue teams are digging through rubble, trying to reach survivors of a powerful
Desperate search for China quake survivors
Al Jazeera correspondent Melissa Chan reports from Sichuan on the rescue efforts following China's deadly earthquake. ...china earthquake
Sri Lanka suicide blast targets minister and kills one
Missing American journalists show up safe in Syria
Fla. congressman seeks probe after affair reports
Livni on course to be Israeli PM after striking deal
Rapids Comeback Falls Short in 3-2 Loss at LA
View in Standard Version
@2008 NEWZOF.com